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Continental Micronesia, Inc. (CMI [3]) was a American company which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines.It operated daily flights to Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as international services to Asia, Micronesia and Australia from its hub at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam, [4] a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Island Hopper route was a major contributor to the financial success of Continental Airlines' Micronesia unit in 1995. [3] Round-trip airfare between Honolulu and Guam costs US$960 and one-stop island hop costs US$225 roundtrip in 1996. [3] In 2008, the route accounted for 30% of Continental Micronesia's business. [8]
All Continental Micronesia flights were then branded and operated by Continental Airlines. [90] Both carriers began merging their operations in 2011. [ 91 ] On March 22, UCH announced that they had plans to offer Wi-Fi Service on more than 200 domestic Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft. [ 92 ]
Continental formed CASI by paying over a million US dollars for BirdAir (Bird and Sons) and its 350 employees and 22 aircraft. CASI aircraft in Laos were registered as Air Continental. As of 1998 Continental Airlines still operated in the Pacific Islands (as Continental Micronesia). [1] In 2010 Continental merged into United Airlines.
The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States.However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 – which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).
All 146 passengers and crew on board died when the aircraft hit terrain while circling. [39] November 21, 1980: Continental Micronesia Flight 614, a 727-92C crashed while attempted to land at Yap International Airport. All 67 passengers and six crew survived.
Like many islands within the region, commercial air service is rather limited. For many years the only service was the three-times-weekly Island Hopper flight between Guam and Honolulu operated by United Airlines, (formerly Continental Micronesia), plus another weekly flight between Guam and Pohnpei.
Like many islands within the region, commercial air service is rather limited due to small population and tourist traffic. The only current scheduled passenger services for Pohnpei are the United Airlines (formerly Continental Micronesia) Island Hopper flights operated with Boeing 737-800 jetliners between Guam and Honolulu (three times weekly in each direction), the Guam-Chuuk-Pohnpei flights ...